Firm choice: Leicester vs York?
Hi, should I firm University of Leicester for law or University of York for politics?
I'm confident I want to pursue law in the future so should pick Leicester, but do want to go to York as it's a Russel group, but knowing I have to do post grad after 3 years of politics and spending extra on a law conversion course seems pointless, especially when I plan to do the SQE which is already really expensive.
However, York says students are allowed to switch courses throughout the year, but is it risky to study politics in hope a space opens for law or does it not really matter as many lawyers don't do law as their course?
Sorry this is wordy, but help would really be appreciated
I'm confident I want to pursue law in the future so should pick Leicester, but do want to go to York as it's a Russel group, but knowing I have to do post grad after 3 years of politics and spending extra on a law conversion course seems pointless, especially when I plan to do the SQE which is already really expensive.
However, York says students are allowed to switch courses throughout the year, but is it risky to study politics in hope a space opens for law or does it not really matter as many lawyers don't do law as their course?
Sorry this is wordy, but help would really be appreciated
Original post by Anonymous
Hi, should I firm University of Leicester for law or University of York for politics?
I'm confident I want to pursue law in the future so should pick Leicester, but do want to go to York as it's a Russel group, but knowing I have to do post grad after 3 years of politics and spending extra on a law conversion course seems pointless, especially when I plan to do the SQE which is already really expensive.
However, York says students are allowed to switch courses throughout the year, but is it risky to study politics in hope a space opens for law or does it not really matter as many lawyers don't do law as their course?
Sorry this is wordy, but help would really be appreciated
I'm confident I want to pursue law in the future so should pick Leicester, but do want to go to York as it's a Russel group, but knowing I have to do post grad after 3 years of politics and spending extra on a law conversion course seems pointless, especially when I plan to do the SQE which is already really expensive.
However, York says students are allowed to switch courses throughout the year, but is it risky to study politics in hope a space opens for law or does it not really matter as many lawyers don't do law as their course?
Sorry this is wordy, but help would really be appreciated
Back to the basic, for what you continue your study beyond Yr 13? For the subject or for the uni?
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Original post by cksiu
Back to the basic, for what you continue your study beyond Yr 13? For the subject or for the uni?
Do you mean which I prefer the subject I’m studying or what uni? If so I would prefer university but Leicester isn’t a bad uni so is it worth the extra study (post grad law) to be at a Russel group uni or just study law at a decent uni?
Reply 3
Original post by Anonymous
Hi, should I firm University of Leicester for law or University of York for politics?
I'm confident I want to pursue law in the future so should pick Leicester, but do want to go to York as it's a Russel group, but knowing I have to do post grad after 3 years of politics and spending extra on a law conversion course seems pointless, especially when I plan to do the SQE which is already really expensive.
However, York says students are allowed to switch courses throughout the year, but is it risky to study politics in hope a space opens for law or does it not really matter as many lawyers don't do law as their course?
Sorry this is wordy, but help would really be appreciated
I'm confident I want to pursue law in the future so should pick Leicester, but do want to go to York as it's a Russel group, but knowing I have to do post grad after 3 years of politics and spending extra on a law conversion course seems pointless, especially when I plan to do the SQE which is already really expensive.
However, York says students are allowed to switch courses throughout the year, but is it risky to study politics in hope a space opens for law or does it not really matter as many lawyers don't do law as their course?
Sorry this is wordy, but help would really be appreciated
Hello!
I think it depends on how interested you are in politics! If you are very passionate about politics and interested in studying it, then I think go for politics and do the law conversion. A lot of people who end up becoming lawyers never studied law and ultimately did the conversion. In my opinion, I don't think that studying law over a non-law subject gives a strong advantage. I think go for which you find most interesting!
It is also worth being mindful that while a lot of universities allow students to switch, this may be on the condition that you start from Year 1 the following year. For example, if you try and switch in December, they may not let you as it would be impossible to catch up the content so you would switch in September. Additionally, law is competitive at York so it may be worth talking to the University to find out if you did want to switch to law early on in the year, is there likely to be spaces? You need to be interested enough in studying politics that if you are not able to switch to law, you are happy to continue politics for the next three years.
Alternatively, if you are not massively interested in politics and know you definitely want to go into law then I would recommend starting the Law LLB at Leicester.
I originally came to Leicester to study criminology but decided it was not for me so rather than finishing the criminology course and doing a law conversion, I switched courses after one year to avoid having to do a law conversion. I am really happy that I made my decision! I really enjoying the teaching at Leicester and fine the lecturers very engaging.
There is also a lot to get involved with - Legal Advice Clinic, Competitions (Mooting, Negotiation, Mock Trials), Law Society Social Events (Law Ball, Law Awards) and Career Events. Leicester may not be a Russell Group University, but it has an excellent reputation! We frequently have different employers visiting for Career Talks and being at a non-RG university has not prevented my from obtaining opportunities at top firms! Majority of law firms now make decisions based solely of the individual (their grades, their enthusiasm towards the law, their skills) and not the institution that they studied at.
When studying a Law LLB, your third year is entirely optional modules and there are a few political ones (Law and Political Theory). Additionally, Leicester offers Law with Politics ( https://le.ac.uk/courses/law-with-politics-llb/2025#:~:text=This%20is%20a%20joint%20honours,and%20when%20it%20does%20not. ). Although your offer sounds like it is for Law LLB, if this course looks interesting to you, it may be worth contacting the University of Leicester to see if there is any flexibility on switching.
I hope that this has provided a useful insight! If any other questions pop into mind, please don't hesitate to ask! 😄
Claire
Law LLB Student
Original post by Anonymous
Do you mean which I prefer the subject I’m studying or what uni? If so I would prefer university but Leicester isn’t a bad uni so is it worth the extra study (post grad law) to be at a Russel group uni or just study law at a decent uni?
Yes, you've got what I mean. So you would put uni (politics at York) ahead of subject (law at Leicester).
You favour York because it is a RG uni? Your career prospects depends on you, your capabilities, but not the uni you graduated from. If your passion is in Law and Leicester also "acceptable" to you, Why not goto Leicester for Law in the first instance? It is not about "wasting" your time or so. It is just because your passion and destiny are with Law.
In 2017/2018, Law graduates from Leicester University were earning more than Law graduates from York, Newcastle, Liverpool, and Sheffield. To be fair, they're probably more likely to live down South, where wages and house prices tend to be higher. I much prefer the feel of the Leicester campus and Leicester's accommodation. York may be Russell Group but it wasn't originally - until 2012 it was part of the 1994 Group, along with Leicester. The 1994 Group dissolved in 2013.
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